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Xavier Cugat

Spain • 1900-01-01 – 1990-10-27

Xavier Cugat is credited on 1,175 releases across 290 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,175

Pressings credited

290

Albums

8

Decades active

44

In collections

Biography

Xavier Cugat (; Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe kuˈɣat]; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States. Originally from Girona, Catalonia in Spain, he spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba, before arriving in New York City in 1915. A trained violinist and arranger, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria hotel from 1933 to 1949 and a prolific recording artist for 40 years. He became known as the "Rumba King." A restaurateur in West Hollywood and New York, he and his band appeared in numerous motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s. He was also a caricature artist.

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1,175 releases · 290 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,423
  • Other credits · 111

Studios: The Blackhawk, San Francisco · Plaza Sound Studios · Webster Hall · United Recording Corp.

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